The Friday Files compiles posts from Arminian and other non-Calvinist bloggers from round the globe, and highlights older SEA posts. Names in green indicate SEA members. Inclusion isn’t necessarily endorsement. Blame K.W. Leslie for the…
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Friday Files, 13 Oct 17
Lee Strobel, “Why Does God Allow Tragedy and Suffering?”
Please click on the the link to view Lee Strobel, “Why Does God Allow Tragedy and Suffering?” in Chrstianity Today.
Ryan Warnock, “Calvinist: An Arminian Review”
A documentary we were predestined to see, but can we reject it? Or is it too irresistible? The film is simply called Calvinist and it is the passion-project of writer and director Les Lanphere. It comes as a…
Happy Birthday Arminius!
Today is Arminius’ birthday, who was born on October 10, 1560. Praise and thanks be to God for his life, ministry, and theological heritage!
Free Theological Symposium at Welch College in Tennessee October 23-24, 2017
The Free Will Baptist Commission for Theological Integrity is hosting a free, two-day Theological Symposium on October 23-24, 2017 on the campus of Welch College in Gallatin, Tennessee, just north of Nashville. This year’s program…
Friday Files, 6 Oct 17
The Friday Files compiles posts from Arminian and other non-Calvinist bloggers from round the globe, and highlights older SEA posts. Names in green indicate SEA members. Inclusion isn’t necessarily endorsement. Blame K.W. Leslie for the…
When It Comes to Calvinism, Logic Can Lead to Heresy
Most Calvinists I have ever read or heard or spoken to will insist that God is not the author of sin and evil. But can they, real Calvinists, say that with logic on their side? Or,…
Brian J. Abasciano, “Does Regeneration Precede Faith? The Use of 1 John 5:1 as a Proof Text”
Please click on the link to view Brian J. Abasciano, “Does Regeneration Precede Faith? The Use of 1 John 5:1 as a Proof Text,” Evangelical Quarterly 84.4 (2012), 307-322. Here is the author’s abstract of…
God Brings Good Out Of Suffering
This article is by Stacy Ross, who’s website is Rambling From Real Man’s Land God is sovereign. As such everything that happens in our lives is within His control. His control over the circumstances…
An Objection To Premise 3 Of The Maximally Great Argument For Arminianism
[All links are in the following post are external] Recently, I posted an argument for Arminianism that combined philosophy and scripture to support its premises called “A Maximally Great Argument For Arminianism”. (MGA). The premise got to…
A Maximally Great Argument For Arminianism
Does God love all people? Does He desire that all people be saved? Did He die on the cross to atone for the sins of all people? I would answer “Yes” to all of the…
5 Arguments For The Existence Of Free Will
Free Will is a topic debated among Christians and even some non-Christians. The Christians who affirm that men have free will in the libertarian sense are Arminians, Molinists, and Open Theists. Christians who deny free…
Meditate on the Power of God
By Stacy J. Ross, from https://stacyjross.wordpress.com/2017/09/13/meditate-on-the-power-of-god/ There will be many times in life where the circumstances of our lives are out of our control but they are never out of God’s control. So instead of focusing…
Creeds: An Imperative by Scot McKnight
Some pastors, preachers, professors, and parishioners will announce they have “no creed but the Bible.” Last year’s very substantive discussion/debate about the sub-orthodoxy of eternal subordinationists, like Wayne Grudem, Bruce Ware, Owen Strachan and others,…
“Arminianism Is Grace-centered Christian Theology” by Roger Olson
“Arminianism Is Grace-centered Christian Theology” Roger E. Olson The Martin McCullough Lecture First Baptist Church of Murfreesboro, Tennessee September 10, 2017 The first Baptists, led by English Independent, Separatist, Congregationalist pastors John Smyth and Thomas…
Friday Files (9/15/2017)
The Friday Files compiles posts from Arminian and other non-Calvinist bloggers from round the globe, and highlights older SEA posts. Names in green indicate SEA members. Inclusion isn’t necessarily endorsement. Blame K.W. Leslie for the…
Resisting God’s calling—Exodus 4:1-17
By Dr. Craig Keener
When God calls Moses to confront Pharaoh, God not only promises to be with Moses; he also gives Moses a sign to confirm that God is with him. Unfortunately, this first-offered sign will be obvious…
Steve Sewell, “True Israel – True Election” [Eph 1:4]
All Scripture quotations are from the 1901 American Standard Version unless otherwise noted. Introduction While most would agree that Christ is central in both Old and New Testaments, we would not be wrong in…
Richard Watson on “Who Maketh Thee to Differ From Another?” as an Argument for Calvinism
1 Corinthians 4:7, “For who maketh thee to differ from another?” The context shows that the apostle was here endeavoring to repress that ostentation which had arisen among many persons in the Church of Corinth,…
Early Anabaptist theologian Balthasar Hubmaier on Prevenient Grace
Earlier this year I began researching early Anabaptist theologian Balthasar Hubmaier (1480 – 1528). Here is a portion of his treatise Freedom of the Will, II where he clearly affirms what would later be called…
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